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DrivingOnThe Left

(35 posts) Thu Mar 30, 2023, 05:18 AM Mar 2023

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'Keith Arsewank' is currently trending in the UK

After this delightful individual posted on Twitter that teachers should be armed after the horrendous mass shooting in Nashville, Brits, with their love of juvenile humour, have made much sport with his rather unfortunate name.

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'Keith Arsewank' is currently trending in the UK (Original Post) DrivingOnThe Left Mar 2023 OP

Growing up in the US, House of Roberts Mar 2023 #1

Hmmm. You and I ran with different crowds. n/t Whiskeytide Mar 2023 #2

Growing up, he wouldn't have been pretentious enough to use his middle initial muriel_volestrangler Mar 2023 #3

House of Roberts

(5,279 posts)

1. Growing up in the US,

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2023, 09:09 AM

Mar 2023

he probably was never bothered since the term 'wank' wasn't used at all. Quite common in the UK though.

Whiskeytide

(4,473 posts)

2. Hmmm. You and I ran with different crowds. n/t

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 30, 2023, 09:13 AM

Mar 2023

muriel_volestrangler

(101,577 posts)

3. Growing up, he wouldn't have been pretentious enough to use his middle initial

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 30, 2023, 09:23 AM

Mar 2023

I suppose it could be read "Keith's wank" with just the usual first name-last name combination. But that's not as funny as 'arsewank'.

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